The Colbert Report
Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano
TV Flash files “Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano” as hour 347 of 1447 in the TV Flash guide — The Colbert Report (2005–2014) on Comedy Central, season 2008, episode 16, aired 2008-01-31, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2008E16: listed hour 347 of 1447 in the The Colbert Report guide, hour 16 of 160 in season 2008. It aired 2008-01-31 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Carl Hiaasen, Frans de Waal” (S2008E15). Next is “Tony Campolo, Jacob Weisberg” (S2008E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Tim Harford explains how rational decision-making influences our choices about unprotected sex and soft drinks.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano sit in the The Colbert Report guide?
S2008E16 is listed hour 347 of 1447 — hour 16 of 160 in season 2008, season 2008 episode 16.
When did The Colbert Report S2008E16 air?
Tim Harford, Andrew Napolitano aired 2008-01-31 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Stewart's Daily Show first?
Helpful context: it spun off in 2005. The Report is its own character-host satire — Colbert playing a pundit until the mask made news.
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Why this series still plays
Stephen Colbert plays a billowing cable pundit until the mask starts making real news. The Colbert Report coined truthiness, ran Super PAC stunts as performance art, and spun off from Stewart into Emmy-winning character satire that took the bluster more seriously than the bluster did.
Comedy Central spun a correspondent into a full-time pundit mask in 2005 and watched the character leak into real campaigns. The Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert with Ben Karlin and Jon Stewart among the architects, ran through 2014 and ended when Colbert moved to network late night. Right-wing blowhard as performance art. Truthiness as Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year 2006 — **a dictionary metric, not a vibe.** Super PAC stunts as performance art. The mask making actual news. Ten seasons, 1,447 episodes.…
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- Stephen Colbert as Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert farmed correspondent heat on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart — fake newscast as civic classroom, Crossfire-takedown legend — then played a billowing cable pundit on The Colbert Report until the mask made real news.…